- Source
- Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:1.45.1-1.45.3
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-26
Athens dispatches ten ships to Corcyra under Lacedaemonius and other commanders, instructing them to avoid battle with the Corinthians unless they attempt a landing, so as to preserve the peace treaty.
τοιαύτῃ μὲν γνώμῃ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι τοὺς Κερκυραίους προσεδέξαντο, καὶ τῶν Κορινθίων ἀπελθόντων οὐ πολὺ ὕστερον δέκα ναῦς αὐτοῖς ἀπέστειλαν βοηθούς·
With such an intention the Athenians received the Corcyraeans, and not long after the departure of the Corinthians, they dispatched ten ships as a reinforcement for them.
ἐστρατήγει δὲ αὐτῶν Λακεδαιμόνιός τε ὁ Κίμωνος καὶ Διότιμος ὁ Στρομβίχου καὶ Πρωτέας ὁ Ἐπικλέους.
And Lacedaemonius, the son of Cimon, Diotimus, the son of Strombichus, and Proteas, the son of Epicles, commanded them.
προεῖπον δὲ αὐτοῖς1 μὴ ναυμαχεῖν Κορινθίοις, ἢν μὴ ἐπὶ Κέρκυραν πλέωσι καὶ μέλλωσιν ἀποβαίνειν ἢ ἐς τῶν ἐκείνων2 τι χωρίων· οὕτω δὲ κωλύειν3 κατὰ δύναμιν. προεῖπον δὲ ταῦτα τοῦ μὴ λύειν ἕνεκα τὰς σπονδάς.
They gave orders beforehand to them not to engage in a sea-fight with the Corinthians, unless these should sail against Corcyra and be about to land there or on any of their territories; but in that case, to prevent them to the best of their power. They gave these orders beforehand for the sake of not breaking the treaty.
- 1.45.3αὐτοῖς
The dative pronoun αὐτοῖς refers to the three commanders mentioned in 1.45.2. The subject of the main verb (the Athenians) is giving instructions to them.
- 1.45.3ἐκείνων
The demonstrative pronoun ἐκείνων ('of those') refers to the Corcyraeans, corresponding to the preceding noun Κέρκυραν. Thus, the phrase means 'their (Corcyraean) territories.'
- 1.45.3οὕτω δὲ κωλύειν
οὕτω δέ means 'in that case' (i.e., if the condition of the negative unless-clause is breached and the enemy actually tries to land). The infinitive κωλύειν functions as an indirect command depending on the main verb προεῖπον.